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Brownfields 2014 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. In 2002,
the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act was passed to help states and
communities around the country cleanup and revitalize
brownfields sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial
assistance to eligible applicants through four competitive
grant programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants.
Additionally, funding support is provided to state and
tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.
Cleanup Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Mercer County Improvement
Authority for two brownfields cleanup grants.
Both grants will focus on cleanup of the former
Roebling Block 3 facility on Clark Street in
Trenton. Hazardous substances grant funds will be
used to clean up Lot 1.04, while petroleum grant
funds will be used to clean up Lot 1.05. The sites
are part of the former John A. Roebling & Sons
Trenton complex, which manufactured wire rope
for suspension bridges and elevator cables for over
125 years. The facility closed in 1974 and since
that time, has been either vacant or underutilized.
Hazardous substances contamination includes
heavy metals and polynuclear aromatic
hydrocarbons. Petroleum contamination is from
underground storage tanks containing heavy
heating oil. Grant funds of both types also will be
used for community engagement activities,
including development of a community relations
plan.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Team
(212) 637-3260
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region2/bro wnfields)
Grant Recipient: Mercer County Improvement
Authority ,NJ
609-278-8100
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA-560-F-14-107
May 2014
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accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been
negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA-560-F-14-107
May 2014
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